Affenraffen (2002)

About this game

Players frantically search for pairs among the face down tiles on the table. Both color (gold, green or blue) and animal (ape, zebra, lion, penguin or flamingo) must match to qualify as a pair. The object is to fulfill the conditions on one of four goal tiles, e.g. any three animal pairs with different colors. Players are allowed to use only one hand and can't peek at the pairs they've collected, so not only do they have remember where tiles are on the table, but exactly which pairs they need to finish the goal. Is a re-release of Zock! with different rules.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.1/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 6 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.